Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI - Get Free Report) posted its earnings results on Thursday. The semiconductor company reported ($0.02) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.04) by $0.02, Briefing.com reports. Applied Optoelectronics had a negative net margin of 38.61% and a negative return on equity of 22.36%. The business had revenue of $99.86 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $99.37 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.31) EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 145.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Applied Optoelectronics updated its Q2 2025 guidance to -0.090--0.030 EPS.

Applied Optoelectronics Stock Performance

Shares of AAOI traded up $2.05 on Tuesday, reaching $20.29. 6,939,188 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,216,345. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $14.83 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $24.64. The company has a current ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. Applied Optoelectronics has a 52-week low of $6.70 and a 52-week high of $44.50. The stock has a market cap of $1.13 billion, a PE ratio of -9.85 and a beta of 2.55.

Insider Buying and Selling at Applied Optoelectronics

In related news, CFO Stefan J. Murry sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $23.06, for a total transaction of $46,120.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 196,581 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,533,157.86. This represents a 1.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 4.96% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. B. Riley upgraded shares of Applied Optoelectronics from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $13.00 target price on the stock in a report on Friday, March 7th. Rosenblatt Securities upped their price target on Applied Optoelectronics to $30.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday. StockNews.com upgraded Applied Optoelectronics to a "sell" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, Raymond James cut their price target on shares of Applied Optoelectronics from $20.00 to $18.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $22.00.

Applied Optoelectronics Company Profile

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc designs, manufactures, and sells fiber-optic networking products in the United States, Taiwan, and China. It offers optical modules, optical filters, lasers, laser components, subassemblies, transmitters and transceivers, turn-key equipment, headend, node, distribution equipment, and amplifiers.